Check-protector.



G. W. CLAYTON 8L1. MORRISON.

CHECK PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION. HLED FEB. 20. 1918.

Patented May 28,1918.

WITNESSES ATTOFQN EV v rearraepsilon GEORGE W. CLAYTON AND JOHNMORRISON, 01* SErAltGhl', PENNSYLVANIA.

CHEGK-PROTECTGR.

V Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1918.

Application filed February 20, 1918. Serial IE0. b18275.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE W. CLAYTON and JOHN MORRISON, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Sharon, in the county of Mercer and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCheck-Protectors, of which the following I is a specification.

This invention relates to hand stamps, and. more especially to checkpunches; and the object of the same is to produce an improved checkprotector capable of being carried in the pocket or in the baggage, andoccupying very little space in or on the desk.

A primary object of the invention is inexpensiveness and simplicity,while sacrificing nothing in efiiciency. Details are set forth in thefollowing specification, and rei erence is made to theaccompanyingdrawings, wherernp- Figure 1 IS a perspective view of thisdevice in use, i

Fig. 2 is a plan view with the upper portion removed,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section on the line 33 of Fig. 2, with thecover in place.

In" the drawings the numeral 1. designates a base to one end of which atthe point 2 is hinged the upper portion or cover 3, an opening or slot 4being provided between the hinges for the insertion of. the checkindicated by the letter C. Both the base and the cover may be box-likemembers as seen in Fig-,3 preferably stamped from light sheet metal andsuitably ornamentedand the parts may be of appropriate size exceptingthat theslot 4 should be large enough to receive an ordinary check ordraft.

Within the base and near the hinged end thereof is disposed a feedroller 10 having its surface roughened in any suitable way as indicatedat Hand one of its tr'unnions carriesan exterior knob 12 by means ofwhich this roller may be turned. -Also mounted in the base adjacent thefeed roller is a die roller 13 carrying thereon at an appropriate pointa ring of letters or characters which are raised so as to constitute amale die 14: capable of impressing a letter, character, figure or thelike into the check C- being treated; and one of the trunnions of thisroller carries a knob 15. which is preferably marked with letters orcharacters correspending with those on the die. Hinged or otherwisemovably connected at 18 with the cover 3 is an arm 17 extendingtransversely across the cover at a point above the die roller 13 andha'ving a knob or handle 18 at its freeend. Beneath this knob the armcarries a point 19 projecting downward through a holeQO in the top ofthe cover and constituting the platen in that it co-acts with the die toproduce a character on the check being treated, The construction ofpartsis such that when the knob 18 is struck by the hand of the operator, theplaten descends through the hole and drives thecheclr onto one of thecharacters or letters in the die 14. To operate this device, the cover 3is preferably raised on its hinges 2 and the check or draft laid acrossthe die roller'at a point where' the inscription is to be impressed uponor into it with the left end of the check over the feed roller 10 andperhaps carried out through the slot &. The cover is now closeddown,'leaving a little of the check protruding as seen in Fig. 1. Theknob 15 is manipulated to bring the proper character at the top, and asharp blow on the knob 18 impresses this character on the check. Thelatter is now drawn to the lefi; slightly without changing the positionof parts, after which the knob 15 is reset to bring the second characterunder the platen and the knobf18 is given another blow; and so on untilthe proper word is Written on the check or the proper amount punched orimpressed there on in case the characters and the knob 15 bear figuresrather than letters as shown. When the feed roller 10 is employed, thecheck may be mo edjstep by step to the left by turning the knob 12 inthe proper direction, and we prefer to use this feed roller as shown.The active face of the dies may be cover having a hole at a properpoint, a die rotatably mounted in the'base under said hole, means formanually setting said die, an arm carried by the cover, and a platen carried by the arm and standing within said hole, for the purpose setforth.

1 ector the combination 1m; compnsmg a base and rot roller rctatabiymoulded in the base and having av ring 01 dies under said hole, meansfor manually s said roller, a feed mile: roivet-ably nmunted in the basebetween said fie l'afier and slat and havizag av knob on one 0;? itstrunnions, and a platen x'nombiy carried by the cover and adapted to bedriven threugh said hole for the purpese set forth,

In a check protector cembinzzt'ren with a box-like casing huvinn' :1510; in One 6:11 and :1 hole in its top. mm a lamb movably mounted onsaid mp ml having a platen pniajecting throw-n i211 hole; at? a dierozatabiy mounted wit :1 the casing Je- 2Q neath id hale- 21151 havingcharacters i i 1. 1e and slot- Mons.

